Telegram-herald., 1887-05-22
SETTLERS STORE.,
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e fnAi ~hiep has ofieo ieea rs.stsd ~
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oia settler hs eaa insnssahls sDlsiaatiat.
his cisim wiih slarg - l.is gsesnoasI ..
cnenieE with be Asnislsife aaa sfisls iaci
o"a' - esttiaE 0fliisA.ioa sis9isd hrss
tsey eid setfisI is msfse5. hls ffars =
iAniiial. sna ilis l4~saes = geaefalls
soaghi lsy ialft following who AZ ~iisiae
to pas illa siit alton sua Isspes Tue Cd
settler y iii tails. sna = ioa.i seenl ~ lAs
slightest tntis aftauet A salhlieni prsEnas.
Aea iqf ti"a % tait aeFelai Ftofiss.
halaAt VII si48oai eerFs ina4it4arN
aateatlus hI.ys s.ecn bed g. elem.
NeAs a. tiss oia inhabitants eEs more aan.
eiADS knoHn a. tlss cits tb4n lncis
Lowed Hal. lie Las bot dnrnf tAs pssf
i~o eefs bs,cn - canspicno4s e5ailf tls
public places foflaeris ln Isci his sIeof
asNrs kas. al one UIEs cuusiaerea = Es-
tnrs a. essers Vhefe hs u=sa a. apend
mott oi Ais iiue Aside from other eorihV
sno oreaiiAhis accomplishments Mf Halls
nuiuiuuu hss Essen 81 construct = ra.iraad
icN hert 81 saginaw iiis pfnpssed lanis
Nas snrsssss sonle esns afa SAD d d con-
oetita thoi hls ls tls mosi dirsa lsDs yet
pIolected a. that elt. bSi "a IL doubtful II
Tie eneFFsNc settler ~ii ever ses thls hls
lei Taarasd scheme. carried oat hr hal
hss intica 81 tls fsessins mood la tis IA
tufe. sno Tie writer overheard him isii ne
following one b0l S0hslnal dAs ~ hen
! liTSi nalss a. Alehigaa there w. lusi one
house an 0rsad l.apids. u vss after tie
ses.f ie-s, before President AsBry Hsyes
wss born. might ssg ihsl ! dla
not then dream thai tie wilderness
would ever De sps4 ca
which would stand public sohoo. buildings
presided over bs comfeisni tsaCaefs. it
wss during that period wbea there ~at "a
companion bers bat ths inoian. thai J A.
quired TASTE Tor fhni great promoter ~
civilization. the railroad. J PASSED a. q
my ume drawing moaeis 81 tfsCkt. Els-
chlnefy. ctr. and upon a rude Government
map of Michigan cFee plans f0E moHopo-
iiHag ths State with iron bands ] vaf ln.
tsfruptea ~ the per;ecting of my great
scheme hy ths arrival ~ Other settlers. who
progressed and thrivsd here snd lils the
ifiAf iD adouts oflsto wY pleIe vers Td..
had. IN orier 70 keen spsos with the e. ger.
lenos oi tias times conseDts8 a. assist q tie
completion of several minpr railroad
schemes such 80 the bulidlue of lhe
Detroit q Rnwausee Railroad
had about arTHpfed fef the eEsennou of
Tie most gigantic railroad scheme vet con
oelvsd ~1sen came the great political con-
hlci 81 l85t. which resulted iE the elee' ioa
Of r. j. flayes. toe chicken faucisf The
assumption of the lre~iaantis| cbsiT ~
Nancy Hsyes crushed ms hopes. nat 4
have retired from active Lfs aud btVs Ion
tat CONTAMINATION of my xBfiout pians o.
younger minds Uncle Lowell etli tefes
sn active iiiiersai in the Ffovlf 81 lhe city.
aud thoaei be may have .eiie8 iu seeing
many ~ has comi0enasoif plans ief he
improvement ~ thf cIif sed ibis saefsen of
ibe siRis tai, he can reei with tie c0psole-
ton thst there - not 81 sfeo cilzen more
respected sud FrVerea ti,sr he
Gee IL. - bite IL enotber one ~ fhe 'iold
SETS when quite young he cOfOmepoed
towing wits the esrih down ths river = few
miles aud succeeded Ia afnssslng fortune
cat ~ pissief. Among the stories be tells
IL one 81 confiici BE- onct had with twenty.
Eve indiana lie siubborLiY refused 10 bs
lutevfere8 with Until 10 es~ that he YES
outnumbeyea. and that II would be folly "a
cope with - numerous az eOefnv. bya
brilliant tit II strategy be eiBded their az
vanoement long enough - reach Grand
river BE TlunFed iu. snd suoceeasd in
swimming - the esier8 shore. lie fbsu
TOOK O. bis beelf and rsu - TIE shore "a
lake Michigan. reaching Il in Hfiis iees
than a. hour with ths saveQes ln close
pursult White grsbi'so huge log threw
~ INTO tbs lafs aDo by vigorous padding
soon made further pursuit impossible Ba
remained here until he besrd thei ibs
ldoasefs bst suppianted the Indians end
tber be returned - bic plaster digging
Albert Baxter. one - tie bes t,0sied men
on the history ~ Grand EspiJs vss for
fnsTis fssiuisr. he tsils story shout
painting . church spirs here along IL fhs
Eniee II We about 1ao feet high end lls
vac nn . sesfOid simosi ~ ils point of the
splfs Hs feli an8 lsnds8 upon pile n
brick snt stone ard wse quite seriously IN
8re5 shout tho eide aud heaa 80 srose
in y }ex miuHiee and 81 ones al %
6 - o. painting aof become 81 sdttgr.
Z be church va destroyed shortly sitter this
soci8ent
Peter sobiefen RS been Lore over forfv
vesri. IL has ben meF esteemed eiff-
zen and two yfsfs eTo euf iutefss ID IN
politics sud vre eIeciee Supervisor 81 his
le|eHre MOMENTS - feit - fifeetaf sn
ofcliseirt hers fa 1870 esnfused - eighty
iueiaus snd dozen o. more s8usv pzlna
1gnfes
p - Wlittt Nft ye~t rt-fff SEC VI
storr feiierf a. ~ iiis iffs Ht sHft thst
hefs - rersve tbrf money ffoin tlf GOV.
rrfrfent e1sui fhef - ~fff~r 0r ~ fft5
indians in ofIe dag " Wson tof tHis
story YseieraeT sad vss do.rg wsi e. -
.nsf evening
". 3 cook = e. cd sefiler - wril -
sute siasiit s5niyer ~ nrricrifrf. Sc =
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